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Kitchen Magic: Easy Baked Maple Lime Tempeh for Strength

The spring is a time of change and transformation. Maybe even a little extra right now with the Aries New Moon coming up. Change can often mean taking leaps of faith and trusting your intuition which can be a little scary sometimes. So for today I wanted to share a Maple Lime Tempeh recipe for strength.

Now is a time to go all in, make positive changes and be the leader of your own life. This dish is full of energetic properties to help with this intention. It includes strength, healing, cleansing, vitality, spirituality, and prosperity.

It’s also perfect for meal prepping if you want to focus your week on these types of intentions. Delicious for breakfast, lunch, or dinner; you could have it like bacon for breakfast, on a sandwich or in wraps and bowls.

Before we get into this Maple Lime Tempeh recipe, let’s talk about some of the health benefits.

Maple Lime Tempeh: The Health Benefits

These ingredients are super simple and with some great nutritional benefits.

Tempeh

Nutrient Dense
High in Protein
Promotes a healthy gut
Supports digestion
May lower cholestrol
fights oxidative stress
Combats inflammation
Supports bone health

Lime

Source of vitamin c
heart healthy
boost immunity
promotes healthy skin
aids iron absorption
contains anti-oxidants

Nutritional Yeast

Source of b Vitamins
Protein source
Great mineral source
Powerful source of anti-oxidants
May boost immune health
May lower cholestrol
Heart health

Maple Lime Tempeh: Main Magical Properties

Tempeh (Soybeans) – spirituality, psychic ability, strength, protection

Lime – strength, healing, cleansing, love, calm

Garlic – cleansing, health, wards negativity, protection

Chili – protection, strength, healing

Onion – protection, health, vitality, wealth, prosperity

Maple Syrup – love, wealth, joy, prosperity

While going through the steps to prepare your tempeh, focus on your goals. What specific situations are you applying this intention to? What will your day or life look like if this manifests? Focus on being strong, confident, and full of courage as you move forward on your path.

And Now The Maple Lime Tempeh Recipe!

Makes 3 – 4 servings | Time: 40 minutes (plus marinade time)

Ingredients:

1 block tempeh (200g)
juice from 1 lime
2 tbsp coconut aminos or soy sauce
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp hoison sauce
1 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
black pepper to taste

Preparation:

Cut your tempeh into thin strips like bacon and set aside.
Next we will mix up our marinade in a bowl or pan large enough to fit the tempeh so they pieces can all be covered in the marinade.
Add all of the ingredients into the bowl and whisk to combine.
Add your tempeh into the marinaden and mix until all of the pieces are well covered in the marinade. While you are doing this you may state the following or something similar, ‘Tempeh may you imbue me with the strength to achieve my goals, overcome obstacles, and manifest my intentions.’
Put into the fridge for 60 minutes. It can be less depending on your time constraints but the longer it sits the more the flavours will soak up into the tempeh.
Preheat your oven to 400F and grease or line your baking pan. Your pan should be large enough so the there is no overlapping of your tempeh strips. Having them in a single layer will allow them to become more crispy.
Bake for 20 – 30 minutes depending on the size of our tempeh pieces.

Alternatively, if you prefer, you can fry the pieces in a dash of oil in a pan instead of baking. Enjoy as bacon for breakfast or add to bowls, salads, sandwiches and wraps. The tempeh will store well for about 4 days. For best results, when reheating use the stovetop and not the microwave.

Thoughts!

Do you like to use tempeh in your kitchen? Do you have a favourite intention you associate with tempeh?

As always, I love to hear from you, so please leave a comment or connect with me on socials.

For more Kitchen Witch inspiration, check out my PATREON Page where I will be sharing magical recipes, kitchen witch resource pages, early access to my YouTube Videos, magical polls and discussions and so much more!

Spring is also a wonderful time to create positive change in our lives so be sure to check out my new book, The Witch’s Guide to Wellness, available for purchase now!

And remember you can SUBSCRIBE to The Wholesome Witch Mailing List and receive a 20% OFF discount code for my shop full of witchy digital offerings and some freebies as well!

Wishing you a beautiful and blessed Spring season!

Yours in health and magick,

Krystle xo

Kitchen Witch: Fast Creamsicle Smoothie for New Beginnings

Change is in the air my friends and it’s a wonderful time to connect with your inner kitchen witch and make some serious magic in the kitchen, starting with breakfast! This Creamsicle Smoothie for New Beginnings is a delicious and intentional way to start your day, especially this week when we have the second Aries New Moon of the season coming into play.

The flavours of this smoothie are so refreshing and really kind of taste like warm weather…if warm weather had a taste lol. The New Moon energy this week is really exciting as it is also a Solar Eclipse and the beginning of a brand new eclipse cycle making the energy kind of supercharged. It’s a great time to start fresh, set new intentions, make positive changes, be fearless and take advantage of new opportunities, really trust your intuition and be the leader in your own life.

This smoothie has some other really stellar properties, aside from new beginnings, that go along with this energy as well including creativity, joy, positivity, health, success, prosperity, and good fortune.

First though, let’s get into some of the health benefits this smoothie contains.

Creamsicle Smoothie: The Health Benefits

These ingredients are super simple and jam packed with nutrition.

Orange

Rich in Anti-oxidants
Improve insulin response
Lots of Fibre
Fight inflammation
Great source of Vitamin C
Skin health
May lower cholesterol

Banana

Nutrient rich
Source of Anti-oxidants
Excellent source of fibre
Improves digestion
Contains multiple vitamins and minerals

Coconut Yogurt

Source of probiotics
aids digestion
contains essential vitamins
fibre source
may improve cholesterol
low in sugar (if unsweetened)

Spinach (optional)

Vitamins A, C, & K
Folate (B9)
Iron
Anti-oxidants
Calcium
Heart healthy

Vegan Protein Powder

Being vegan, I like to get this extra protein boost into my day.
I use Genuine Health Organic Fermented Vanilla Protein Powder or Form. They are both delicious and with no funky additives.
Be wary with protein powders as a lot of them have ingredient lists as long as your arm. Try to buy high quality if you are going to use one.
Another alternative I like to use is pure Pumpkin Seed Powder. It comes only unflavoured and is honestly pretty tasteless lol.

Smoothie Notes

I don’t use any additional sweetener. However, you can add a medjool date, maple syrup, agave, or date syrup if you’d like it on the sweeter side.
People have varied tastes when it comes to smoothies in regards to how thick they like them. This recipe is exactly how I make mine. Feel free to add more, or less, liquid/ice to get your desired thickness.
Different protein powders WILL change the taste so find one that suits you. You can also omit the protein powder entirely. Maybe add a little vanilla extract or kefir to the mix if you omit the powder.

A Magical Start to Your Day

Food is magick, always. So let’s harness that and get our day started off with intention, mindfulness, and positivity.

Intention setting while we are preparing our meals is a stellar way to inject some magick into our normal daily routines. I mean we all gotta eat, so why not make it magickal. This is truly practical magic at it’s finest!

Creamsicle Smoothie: Main Magical Properties

Oranges – new beginnings, success, joy, creativity, health, prosperity, good fortune

Banana – prosperity, love, perseverance, spirituality

Coconut – good luck protection, cleansing

Spinach – strength (can strengthen your mind, body, and manifestations), money, prosperity, passion

While preparing your smoothie, focus on what you are trying to accomplish. How do you want to feel? What new beginnings do you want to dive into and how will your life look once you do this?

You are taking magical elements into your body, take advantage of what they can offer you and how they can help to manifest your goals as well as nourish your holistic self.

And Now The Creamsicle Smoothie Recipe!

Makes 1 serving – Total time: 5 minutes

1/2 c. coconut milk
1 orange or 1 – 2 clementines
1 banana
1 tbsp coconut yogurt
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 ice cubes
optional: 1/2 tsp maple syrup or 1 date for additional sweetness

Preparation

Add all ingredients to your blender in the order listed. Blend for about 60 seconds.
Either while you are blending or before you drink your smoothie (or both) you may state the following or something similar:

‘Fresh beginnings I welcome you. Now is the time to start anew. Change and rebirth I shall see, please bring these gifts unto me.’

Et voila! A healthy and energy charged breakfast to set you up for success in less than 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information (approximate and will vary based on exact ingredients)

Calories: 367 | Fat: 6g | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 28g | Fibre: 6g

Magic in the Morning

So, are we excited for breakfast tomorrow? We are always looking for extra ways to include magick into our days.

Opportunities to work our magic and manifest are all around us. We just need to be aware and harness them.

Breakfast is a wonderful time to set intentions and manifest how you would like your day, or week, to go.

And there is no reason why we can’t have a nutritious breakfast that is also magically charged. That’s the best type if you ask me!

Thoughts!

Are you a smoothie person? Are you planning any new moon activities for the week?

As always, I love to hear from you, so please leave a comment or connect with me on socials.

For more Kitchen Witch inspiration check out my shop page! My Kitchen Witch Bundle includes many correspondences, meal planner pages, recipes, traditions, and much more!

Spring is also a wonderful time to create positive change in our lives so be sure to check out my new book, The Witch’s Guide to Wellness, available for purchase now!

And remember you can SUBSCRIBE to The Wholesome Witch Mailing List, receive some free offerings and keep up to date on all of The Wholesome Witch happenings.

Wishing you a beautifully blessed day my friend!

Yours in health and magick,

Krystle xo

Kitchen Witch: Easy Peanut Butter Coconut Bites

Sometimes you just need a little boost in the afternoon or a quick something on the go. These Vegan Peanut Butter Coconut Bites are just the thing to get your energy back up. Add in some amazing energetic properties and you have the perfect afternoon snack or super fast breakfast (or part of breakfast lol). So if you are looking for an easy, healthy and tasty spring time recipe please do continue reading

Spring is an absolutely beautiful and vibrant time of year! Nature is blossoming to life all around and we are surrounded by abundance. It’s the perfect time of year to include this intention into your practice. And what better way than in the kitchen!

These bites also contain some other wonderful properties that are great for embracing spring time energy including stability, wealth, love, strength, luck, joy, and energy.

Lastly, we can’t forget that these peanut butter coconut bites are filled with nutrients and healthy fats. Let’s take a closer look at some of the health benefits.

Peanut Butter Coconut Bites: Health Benefits

Rolled Oats (the extra thick variety are particularly good)

Rich in anti-oxidants
Contains B Vitamins
Source of Manganese, Phosphorous, and Magnesium
Great source of Fibre
Can lower cholesterol and blood pressure
Helps control blood sugar
Good vegan source of protein

Peanut Butter

Good source of protein
Helps manage blood sugar
Source of healthy fats
Good source of Vitamins A, C, and E
Can aid weight loss
Excellent source of iron
Good source of calcium

Ceylon Cinnamon (known as ‘true cinnamon’ and packs the most health benefits)

Another amazing source of anti-oxidants
Anti-inflammatory
Lowers blood sugar
Heart healthy
Has anti-bacterial & anti-fungal properties

Coconut

Filled with nutrients
May aid blood sugar management
Source of anti-oxidants
Anti-bacterial properties
Supports healthy bones
Source of fibre
Anti-aging

Vegan Vanilla Protein Powder

Many of us require a little bit of a protein boost into our days.
I use Form Performance Protein Powder or Genuine Health Organic Fermented Vanilla Protein Powder. They are both delicious, vegan, and with no unpronounceable additives.
A lot of protein powders unfortunately have many additives. Be sure to buy high quality if you are going to use one.
Another alternative I like to use is pure Pumpkin Seed Powder. It comes unflavoured and is honestly pretty tasteless, so you don’t even notice it’s there lol.

Peanut Butter Coconut Bites: Main Magickal Properties

Peanut Butter – stability, abundance, wealth, love

Oats – sustainability, wealth, abundance

Coconut – luck, protection, purification

Cinnamon – success, prosperity, strength, luck, love, enhanced psychic awareness

Vanilla – love, beauty, passion, energy

Maple Syrup – love, wealth, joy, prosperity

While preparing your bites, focus on the intention of having abundance in your life. How do you want this to feel? What goals do you want to accomplish? Visualize how your life will look once you reach these milestones.

And Now The Peanut Butter Coconut Bites Recipe!

Makes 18 – 24 bites | Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 cup peanut butter
1⁄4 cup pure maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1 scoop Protein Powder (chocolate or vanilla)
1 tbsp coconut flour
1 tbsp shredded coconut (more for rolling, optional)
1 tbsp vegan mini chocolate chips
1⁄4 teaspoon Ceylon cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt

Preparation:

Line a storage container with wax paper.
Mix your peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract until well combined.
Now mix in all of your dry ingredients. The mix will be thick, so it will take a bit of effort to have it all come together. You may wish to mix with your hands for the last couple of minutes. This will create a deeper connection with the ingredients as well. If the mix is a little dry, add a dash of plant milk and if it is a tad too sticky add an additional sprinkle of flour. Peanut butters can have quite different consistencies. The dough should hold together easily but not be so wet it sticks to your hands.
Use a tablespoon to scoop out the mixture and roll into balls. As you begin to scoop your energy bites, recite the following: ‘May this nourishing snack bring abundance to my day.’ You may repeat this each time you have one of these bites to re-assert the intentions. Feel free to tailor it to your situation.
At this point, if you like, you may roll the bites in more shredded coconut to have a nice coconut coating.
Place the energy bites in the container, give thanks to Mother Earth, and store in the refrigerator.

And that’s it!

Very easy to put together and really so tasty.

They will stay fresh up to 1 week, though I have eaten them for up to two weeks. They just tend to get more dry as the days pass. You may also freeze them up to 3 months.

These energy bites are great to match the spring time rhythms happening all around us in nature. I hope you enjoy them and may they help to bring much abundance to your life!

Thoughts!

Do you like no bake recipes? How about using nut butters in your magical recipes?

Let me know! As always, I love to hear from you, so please leave a comment or connect with me on socials.

Spring is also a wonderful time to create positive change in our lives so be sure to check out my new book, The Witch’s Guide to Wellness, available for purchase now!

And remember you can SUBSCRIBE to The Wholesome Witch Mailing List and receive a 20% OFF discount code for my shop full of witchy digital offerings and some freebies as well!

Wishing you a beautiful and blessed Spring season!

Yours in health and magick,

Krystle xo

Kitchen Witch: Easy Vegan Chickpea Fritters for Abundance

Chickpeas are absolutely magical! They are jam packed with nutrition and wonderful energetic properties. Not to mention, you can make so many delicious things with them! Next time you are looking to work a little abundance magic in the kitchen try out these Vegan Spiced Chickpea Fritters! I promise you won’t regret it.

The spring time gives us the gift of abundance in nature. Things are blossoming and blooming to life all around us! It’s a wonderful time to also add some abundance magic into your practice and I can’t think of a better place to do that than in the kitchen.

In recognition of Spring time and the rhythms of Mother Nature, our theme this week will be abundance! Check out my Patreon and YouTube for more abundance recipes!

These fritters are also super delicious and are sure to become a favourite. They are also great for gatherings!

Before we get into this Spiced Chickpea Fritter recipe though, let’s talk about some of the health benefits.

Chickpea Fritters: The Health Benefits

These ingredients are super simple with some great nutritional benefits.

Chickpeas

Jam packed with nutrients
Great source of fibre
High protein
May support blood sugar levels
Aids in healthy digestion
Heart healthy
Promotes brain health
Contains iron